Many innocent people were brutally murdered for being "witches". Families were destroyed and friendships ended. The fact that people accuse friends and neighbors is horrible. It makes people rethink who they can actually trust. Salem has been affected by these trials since 1692. The fact that anyone actually believed this hysteria is incredible. It's amazing that it took a year to sort this out! Personally, the governor has not really given anything back to the families who have been dramatically affected. Yes, they got some money in the process, but how does money take the place of a loved one who was killed because of something that was made up? There is honestly no way to repay those families for what happened and the pain they are going through. Hopefully nothing this extreme happens anytime soon or in the future